Oh, how I wish I could hurry up and finish building this theater so I could come back here to talk about the room, instead of talking about building the room on the build thread. That being said, allow me to share some pics of what we've done so far.....
Started with this:

Then, got married and built a house with the wife. The decision to build a new theater was made, and thus the below journey began:

Concrete has been poured! Here's the portion of the house where my theater will reside!!02.14.2014: It's starting to become real.

Front Screen Wall (18ft across)

Front Screen Wall with Right Wall

Rear Wall of the theater

Another shot of the rear wall

The left wall will be built around the location of the orange pole on the floor

27x10 storage room directly behind the theater (This is going to be soundproofed as well and will be a "command center." It will house the projector as well)

This is the separate listening room in the basement. It will also be soundproofed and will house a two-channel music system.

Then, up went the drywall at the builders insistence (and against my hopes and dreams)

THE DOWN CAME THE DRYWALL, DEMO-NINJA STYLE!

Then, the bathroom (left of screen) and mechanicals (HVAC/Water Heater to right of screen) needed to be moved...

So...I moved 'em

Did some framing...

Then, I had to create a doorway right through my sump pump closet...so I moved my sump pump....

With the sump pump out of the way, it was time to widen the door...so we did it...

Followed this from the beginning. It's great to see something like this that starts with a bare space and eventually ends up as a theater. It really shows the amount of work that is put in. I know for me, if I were to do something like this, I would have to get a company to do it for me from beginning to end. Construction included. You really kept a nice report of your progress step by step. I can't wait to see what the final room looks like.

Followed this from the beginning. It's great to see something like this that starts with a bare space and eventually ends up as a theater. It really shows the amount of work that is put in. I know for me, if I were to do something like this, I would have to get a company to do it for me from beginning to end. Construction included. You really kept a nice report of your progress step by step. I can't wait to see what the final room looks like.

There is a LOT of work! If I was building a room like my previous theater, the work would be done--I'd just have to paint the walls and put the equipment in. But soundproofing the wall was no joke, and now the finishing details are really something else.

If I had the ca$h, I'd definitely pay a company to do this....but I'd be looking at well over $100k in labor and materials. For that amount of money, I could buy a trailer and some land, outfit it with all the gear, and go "drive to the movies" when we want to watch something. lol.

The wall panel design will definitely be...different Thanks for following along

I hear you on the cost thing. But if I wanted a dedicated room from scratch, that's what I would have to do. Now, if in the future I have a pre made room, that I could use, that might soften the blow. But still, I can see how much work you and Big have put in and it's impressive. Keep up the pace . I need to experience this first hand. Assuming I get an invite .

I hear you on the cost thing. But if I wanted a dedicated room from scratch, that's what I would have to do. Now, if in the future I have a pre made room, that I could use, that might soften the blow. But still, I can see how much work you and Big have put in and it's impressive. Keep up the pace . I need to experience this first hand. Assuming I get an invite .

Absolutely! You're there for sure!

The pace is going to be non-stop henceforth! I'm in a marathon to finish this thing before the end of the summer!

BrolicBeast, it's been a long time. Congratulations on the advancements you have made, ... I wish I could upgrade like that! I'm jealous.

Youtube clips don't really convey audio/video well. But even under those realities, some of the audio in those clips is amazing. It has to sound unbelievable in person.

My recent upgrades are meager compared to yours. All I've been able to do is buy a used Bryston 3BST, and two new Paradigm Prestige 85Fs to turn my "B" room to 5.1. Maybe I'll update my pictures.

Anyways, bravo BrolicBeast!

Thanks for the kind words, ye Huntsman of Ferrets! I hate upgrades....upgrades cost money...to much money....money I don't want to spend....ughhh. When building from scratch, EVERY item is an additional cost. I just spent $100 on a light fixture for the equipment room....the EQUIPMENT ROOM!!!! Ughh...I'm tired of spending. Tired of it!

But.....I am almost at the finish line. Soon...no more upgrades...no more spending...no more spending....no more spending.....

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Originally Posted by jlpowell84

Whats the latest?

Greetings! Ah, the latest....the tale is best told through pictures! I started using Instagram as "brolicbeastmedia" to capture this build progress (link in signature). A recent Episode of the build series for this room is also on YouTube. Here are some pics!

First, I finished the flooring outside of the theater lobby. The purpose of the room is, at this point, undecided:

Loaded the Triad CinemaPlus Platinum LCRs into the baffle wall and finished the baffle wall itself:

I've watched your youtube vids, and am now following your theater build. It's looking amazing. I built my home theater in my living room, but we will be buying a house soon and I am hunting for the perfect space to build my own dedicated theater...I'll leave the rest of the house up to my wife lol. It's great to have pictures of all the work you're doing to help me understand what I'll be up against.

Rack amp w/ 8000w of power instaled, with all F18 models passive. What a dream to tweak (in if ever needed, service) the subs from a single location. Shots below:

Finally installed REW for the first time!!! What a step up from XTZ Room Analyzer Pro II. REW is a really, really helpful tool in combination with the QSC Q-Sys DSP system! This is my first foray into PEQ, so please point out any errors or suggestions! I finally opened the MiniDSP box, not for the MiniDSP (which is obviated, now that I have the Qsys system) but for the UMIK-1 microphone.

Started with this raw in-room response (I don't have all my treatments, and a null predicted by Nyal does indeed exist at the front-row MLP. Green represents the rear four subwoofers, and the purple represents the front four subwoofers.

Then, I popped open the Q-Sys software and began experimenting with PEQ...also modified sub volume at the amp and ended up with this.

Close-ups.

Final measurement as of today (first PEQ foray) is below. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!